A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c11.s3.17
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c11.s3.17
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Fig. 103 gives a characteristic specimen of the Amarāvatī treatment of the wavy garland or roll motive. The Hellenistic nude Erotes have developed into full-grown Indian men in waistcloths, and the imbricated Roman roll of Gandhāra is replaced by a much thicker roll of tinsel covered with elaborate patterns.